Incentive Marketing Association writes:"Conor, In my close to thirty years of association work,

I have NEVER seen a speaker as well received as you."

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My Brand Promise to you is E5:
♣ Energize

♣ Educate

♣ Engage

♣ Entertain

♣ Easy to work with.

As a motivational business and leadership speaker,I keep that Brand Promise by working very hard with event planners to deliver memorable customized programs.

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"Fantastic speaker on the Gift of GAB (Goals, Attitude, Behavior) - much appreciated and taken to heart to be used when times can be difficult at home and at work. Thank you. I wish more of our staff nurses could experience it. We will have to take the message back." Edward Hospital Staff Nurse

Who is IrishmanSpeaks?
I am a proud Irishman who hails all the way from a wee village in County Cork and with a brogue to prove it. Today, I am happily exiled in Chicagoland, where the natives are friendly, the winters are (ahem) chilly and I have been force-fed more corned beef and green beer by empathetic event planners than I ever had in Ireland! And I love my job! ♥ ♥ ♥

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"As the person who coordinates all of our speakers year after year, I want to tell you that you offered a very welcome breath of fresh air in booking and executing our keynote speech. Getting information from you was easy, you followed through on your commitments every time and you were an inspiration to our customers." Insurance client (name available on request)

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My goal – nay - my passion is to Improve People, Performance and Productivity enjoyably, and to leave you and your audience with a smile on the face, a spring in the step, a beat in the heart (which is very important I am told) AND memorable, implementable concepts to take back to a more engaged workplace and workforce.

I give thanks every day to have been blessed with the Irish gift of storytelling and humor. This allows me to present relevant content that is memorable and implementable.

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"I cannot find words for the testimonial. I am not able to adequately put into words how awesome you were when presenting to our sales force." Snak-King

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What will IrishmanSpeaks do for you?

Based on detailed discussion with you and your team, I will provide customized presentations to satisfy your objective. The net result will be - whether it is Sales or Strategy, Association or Agri, Corporate or Cancer – an energized, engaged, enthusiastic audience that will leave your event with the tools improve their own and colleagues' performance.

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"I have never heard a speaker with the double whammy combination of humor and substance which I heard from you today." - MHM Law Chicago

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Conor's Business Expertise?

Here's what one of my bios says!
"Conor is an in-demand, thought-provoking and oh-so-funny speaker who presents powerful and compelling business Substance with Humor to audiences from Harley-Davidson to Helsinki, from Memphis to Madrid.
This two time cancer survivor is a former VP Marketing with multi-national giant Unilever who has worked in senior Marketing and Sales positions on world-class brands as diverse as Hellmann's, Ben & Jerry's, Thomas's English Muffins, Knorr and Lipton. Prior to joining Unilever, he worked with Nokia, and was a Brand Manager with Heineken. He was designated a Fellow of the Marketing Institute of Ireland in recognition of his marketing and branding expertise.

Healthcare / Nursing / Oncology speaker (Two time cancer survivor. "Having had a thyroidectomy and a prostatectomy, I now have an Irish condition known as 'There's not much left-o'-me!' ")

Leadership speaker, Marketing speaker, Business Growth. (Former VP Marketing Unilever who has worked in Ireland, UK and USA

Master of Ceremonies / Emcee

Customer Service speaker

Motivational Humorous Speakers

Masterful storyteller and storytelling

Presentation Skills speaker, communications speaker

Foodservice and restaurant Leadership and Marketing

Franchise Speaker

Aurora Universitywrites:

"Conor, your program on Creating a Great Culture through the Gift of GAB has received rave reviews from attendees. Your ability to convey powerful messages through business examples, storytelling and great humor is masterful. I don't think I have ever seen an audience laugh so much yet leave with genuinely good ideas to improve the workplace. As one of our attendees said "Awesome!" Thank you for a wonderful, funny and impactful program."

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"Conor was the perfect closing keynote speaker for our conference in Málaga, Spain. Frequently very funny, sometimes irreverent, but always with a serious message, he kept our delegates well entertained. His quirky take, even on mundane matters such as leaving your room before checking out of a hotel, showed us a completely different perspective, and many of us were dancing on mushrooms (his phrase) the next morning as we left the hotel. As our delegates put it,
- Fantastic!- Very clever and certainly got message across
- Excellent speaker
- Fabulous! - compelling, entertaining and memorable"

A serious student of the communication process and how to connect effectively with his audience through careful research, story telling and anecdotes, Conor is one of less than 70 people in the history of Toastmasters to be awarded Accredited Speaker designation. A multiple author, his most recent book is - What Mark Twain Learned Me 'bout Public Speaking. His other books include Why Ireland Never Invaded America (that's an acclaimed business book), For the Love of Being Irish, and SHEIFGAB: 8 Building Blocks to Successful Job Transition.

Conor hosted JobTalk on Chicago radio for 5 years. He is a recipient of the National Speaker Association Nick Carter Award for Commitment to the Speaking Profession and represented Chicago at the 2010 and 2014 World Championship of Public Speaking. He is a board member MPI Chicago, and the Community Career Center, Naperville, husband to his long-suffering wife, Pat and dad to John and Amy.

Program Titles include:

* The Gift of GAB: Goals, Attitude, Behavior and Brand

* Winning Customer Service through The Gift of GAB: Goals, Attitude, Behavior (Brand)

* Creating a Top o' the Mornin' Customer Service Experience

* What Mark Twain Learned Me About Public Speakin'

* Leadership and Marketing Lessons from Ford and Starbucks Turnaround

* Pillars of Marketing Wisdom to Grow your Business

* Adden Humur Two You're Presentashun! (The program is much better than the spelling. Honust!)

* Business and Humorous Storytelling that connects

Whether you have Googled topics as diverse as Leadership Speakers, Humorous Motivational Speakers, customer service speaker, Healthcare speaker, Nursing speaker, Oncology Speaker or cancer speaker you can be confident that Conor will keep his E4 Brand Promise: Energize, Educate, Entertain, Easy to work with.

Phone Conor today at 630 718 1643 for a great customer service experience.

Brands in Foodservice, London: "Conor, we don't normally invite speakers back for a second year. Bravo!"

Publications

Suppose You Were an Idiot! Mark Twain on Politics and Politicians

What Mark Twain Learned Me 'bout Public Speakin'

SHEIFGAB! Staying Sane, Motivated and Productive in Job Search

Why Ireland Never Invaded America!................. ........................... ..................... ..................
Innovative, down to earth business concepts, combined with mystical Irish Imagery ensures this is one of the most original and humorous books written on corporate strategy.
Business entities referenced include Harley-Davidson, JetBlue, Starbucks, McDonald's, Lexus and Ryanair.
Combine these business cases studies with a rogue-like heavy-metal-loving Irish business guru, Finbarr Kozlowski, (yes, that's right!) who uses bands like Motorhead, Metallica and U2 to illustrate his message and you have a book that has been described "James Joyce meets Tom Peters

Awards

President's Gold Medal for Volunteer Service (for work I do with jjob seekers. I hate the word "unemployed."

Accredited Speaker Toastmasters (one of less than 80 in the history of Toastmasters)

Chicago Humorous Speaker of the Year. The speech was on Customer Service - in San Quentin!

Fellowship Marketing Institute of Ireland

Director Emeritus, Community Career Center at Naperville

The Arnold βNickβ Carter Award for Commitment to the Speaking Profession